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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghacurreen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghacurreen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghacurreen, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures 40.2m NW-SE and 31.6m NE-SW, defined by a slight overgrown earthen bank and a shallow outer fosse. A NW-SE field bank truncates the southwest perimeter, and no visible entrance remains.
Just off the crest of a NW-SE ridge on the SW-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 40.2m NW-SE; 31.6m NE-SW) defined by a slight but overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.3-3.8m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.1-0.5m) and a slight outer fosse (Wth of base 2.5-2.8m; D 0.1-0.2m). There is no visible entrance and the site is truncated by a NW-SE field bank towards the perimeter at SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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